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December 1, 2009

Giapo Secret Santa - put a smile on Starship Children's faces!

 

The first thing you read on the Giapo Credo is "we are in business to put a smile on children's faces!" Of course we see a lot of smiles from children who come to Giapo, but what about those who can't come? 

 

Starship Children's Hospital seemed the best place to start. There are a lot of children there who need more smiles in their lives. 

 

At the end of October I met Jessica Sullivan and Samantha Binks from the Starship Foundation, and we came up with the idea of Secret Santa Givers. On November 28th we launched the programme, and we would love you to be part of it!

 

It's simple to be a Secret Santa Giver. There are three ways to do it:

 

 

  1. Donate $35 in store to go towards Christmas presents for the children, and as a thank you from the children, you'll receive a voucher for five free waffle cones. 
  2. Bring a $35 value gift and put it in the gift net strung up in our window.
  3. Be a virtual Secret Santa! Visit our Givealittle page (https://www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/giveachildasmile )

 

 

These kids deserve something special this Christmas, so your $35 will buy presents. The waffle cones are genuinely a gift to you, Giapo is supporting this cause up to $10,000. 

 

We're also looking for Secret Santa Ambassadors to help us enroll more Secret Santa Givers. Just ask in store for more details. 

 

We'll be delivering the presents on Tuesday, December 22nd. Would you like to come with us? Just think how good it would be to see the smiles on those children's faces. 

 

We want to make the world a better place. This is a start!

 

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Gianpaolo Grazioli
Founder of Giapo
The Genuine Italian Gelato company now with the spinning wheel.
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November 16, 2009

Giapo's way. Episode 1

As promised, this is episode one.Through this short videos we would like to share with you the journey in which giapo creates its unique pure organic gelato. This time we are visiting the beautiful Omaha Organic Berries farm, in Omaha, New Zealand. Farmer Rob will lead the way followed by Gianpaolo who will take you behind the scenes to show you how the blueberry sorbet is made. Enjoy the ride!


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November 12, 2009

Waiwera and Giapo

 

For those of you looking for the best water in the world, look no further, we have done the hard work for you. Waiwera water is the best.
In searching to make the best sorbet in the world, we at giapo have been doing our sorbets testing different mineral waters. 
We can say that we have tested all the other mineral waters on the market, we read and analyzed their labels and decided independently to go Waiwera 
as it was better than any other.  We have also chosen Waiwera because it is a Kiwi thing, made in New Zealand by kiwis, and it matches greatly our love for the New Zealand spirit, which is natural and pure.  If you did not know, Waiwera Water is bottled at source, right there in Waiwera where more than 1500 metres beneath soil there is an aquifer containing the most pure water in the world,  far far away from any contamination. I am going to pay visit with our troupe of the Giapo's Way, some time soon, where will be filming a small documentary on how the water is sourced and bottled. Until yesterday, we have been buying Waiwera at the Supermarket, but thanks to Mrs. Pauline Stockhausen  and the team at Waiwera, the water is now delivered straight to our kitchen, so I do not have to carry the heavy weight anymore...  Waiwera will be also sold at Giapo in bottles of 350 ml sparkling and still.

Love Giapo Love Waiwera.

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November 8, 2009

Kimberly is the Winner of Giapo's Halloween Competition

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Kimberly's make up was great!!

We are proud to announce that she is the winner of Giapo's first Halloween competition!!!
We invite Kimberly to come and pick your prize: One month of free Giapo!!!

Ciao
gianpaolo.

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November 5, 2009

Giapo is on iPhone

And now we are on iPhone as well!!!

Giapo is streaming live on your iPhone and Ipod thanks to USTREAM.

To get the stream, you just need to go to Apple Store on your device, search for ustream and download "ustream viewing application". Once you are there, click the search button, and type the magic 5 letters: giapo. The giapo live show channel will come up and you are fully updated with our shop. 

It was not a straightforward thing to get giapo live on Iphone but we got it. 

Basically, once you have your account set up with Ustream and you have your own channel.... you need to send an email to networks@ustream.tv with the link on your channel and your username asking permission to get your channel included in their iphone application.

They try to make it a bit hard to get you on iPhone because of the Apple and Ustream 's stringent view about broadcasting nudity or any kind vulgar content, including breach of copyright laws.

If you feel that your stream meets this criteria, do not hesitate to email
networks@ustream.tv , the lady who answered me was nice, with your username, a link to your stream, and a
description of your average broadcast.

 

 

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November 3, 2009

Giapo Will Be Streaming Live from now on!

Part of a new security system, giapo will have 1 camera always streaming and recording live images on the net. 

Ustream will be offering the system for free. You just register your name, and a webcamera.

We have done a few tests before we went live, just to make sure that the privacy of everybody is secured.

Faces of Giaponians will not be focused. So if you can not make it to Giapo, at least you can see our show live here http://www.ustream.tv/channel/giapo-web-channel . 

Stay tuned.

ciao

gianpaolo.

 

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November 3, 2009

Omaha Organic Blueberries @giapo

Yesterday I went to Omaha to meet with our supplier of organic bluberries and strawberries.  It was an awesome experience, we learnt many things about crops and berries and did not have ideas. Farmer Rob was a great host.. I will be posting a video of the day including our informative interview with Rob our farmer and then me handpicking some fabulous blueberries, promptly turned into a fabulous giapo when I was back at the shop.

ciao gianpaolo.

 

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October 27, 2009

Halloween is Coming!!!!

Halloween is coming and Giapo will be Celebrating it with a nice competion and weirdly nice flavour "PUMPKIN" !!!

For the competion, the weirdest costume will win 1 full month of giapo! One waffle a day for every single day of November! Costumes will be pictured and put up on our Facebook page . The one that receive more "likes" in the following 7 days will win the competion! RT hashtag #giapohalloween  bye

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October 25, 2009

STREAMING LIVE U2 GLOBAL WEBCAST CONCERT IN LA

It is amazing being part of the history. Giapo thanks U2 for the emotions given!! 

And this would not have happened if www.youtube.com did not exist.

THERE ARE NOT WORDS!!!!!  PEOPLE ARE CRYING HERE!!

U2 YOU ROCK!!!

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October 21, 2009

I WAS @ THE CHOCOLATE'S DAY.

 

Thanks to (you) the best people ever we were able to make the giapo chocolate day a memorable experience:

If You were part of it please write your experience here below in the comments, and why u liked it so much.

As you know Giaponian's Queen her Majesty Courtney Sit  declared 20th of October our national Chocolate Day.

She did so, to honor the Giaponians and their love for chocolate! If you also want to say thank you to Her, you can use this page here or twit her @courtneysit, she would love to hear from you.

Much love!

God Bless You

Giapo

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